John Franzese, Mafioso Who Consorted With Celebrities, Dies at 103
John Franzese, who emerged as one of the deadliest, most prosperous and longest-living Mafia chieftains while basking in the company of celebrities like Frank Sinatra...
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Michael Avenatti Is Convicted in Nike Extortion Trial
Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer best known for representing the pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels in her lawsuits against President Trump, was convicted on Friday...
Sarah Lawrence Parent Used Sex Tapes in Extortion, Prosecutors Say
One day after the father of a former Sarah Lawrence College student was arrested on charges of recruiting her classmates into a cultlike group, federal...
Ransomware Attacks Grow, Crippling Cities and Businesses
SAN FRANCISCO — New Orleans’s city government crippled. A maritime cargo facility temporarily closed. Hospitals forced to turn away patients. Small businesses shuttered. The cause...